Nouns
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- count nouns
- refer to entities that are viewed as individual elements or units
- demonstrative pronoun
- identify or highlight a particular antecedent;can function as pronoun or adjective
- possesive pronoun
- used to signify ownership
- objective pronoun
- used when pronoun is the receiver of the action
- nominative pronouns
- used when pronoun serves as subject
- interrogative pronoun
- can function as pronoun or adjective; used to ask wh-question
- proper noun
- refer to specific entities
- noncount(mass) nouns
- refer to entities that have no specific shape or boundary
- open compounds
- consist of separate words (Ohio River, high school)
- concrete nouns
- refer to tangible, phsyical entities
- common nouns
- refers to general class or indefinite P,P,T,A
- abstract nouns
- refer to intangible, nonphysical entities
- personal pronoun
- replace nouns that represent person or entities
- closed compounds
- 2 words combined to form single word(chalkboard)
- relative pronoun
- embed or enjoin a portion of a sentence to another while refer to noun or pronoun
- hyphenated compounds
- consist of multiple words combined with hyphen(president-elect)
- simple nouns
- consist of single word(man, key, hope)
- indefinite pronoun
- have general unstated referents; can function as pronoun or adjective
- nouns
- represent persons, places, things, abstractions
- collective nouns
- names a group acting as unit